Matthew 8:26-34
8:26 But
he said to them, “Why are you cowardly, you people of little faith?” Then he got up and rebuked
the winds and the sea,
and it was dead calm.
8:27 And the men
were amazed and said,
“What sort of person is this? Even the winds and the sea obey him!”
Healing the Gadarene Demoniacs
8:28 When he came to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were extremely violent, so that no one was able to pass by that way.
8:29 They cried out, “Son of God, leave us alone! Have you come here to torment us before the time?”
8:30 A large herd of pigs was feeding some distance from them.
8:31 Then the demons begged him, “If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”
8:32 And he said, “Go!” So they came out and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep slope into the lake and drowned in the water.
8:33 The herdsmen ran off, went into the town, and told everything that had happened to the demon-possessed men.
8:34 Then the entire town came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.